Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, also a New York Democrat, had the worst numbers of the four congressional leaders, 24 percent approval against 54 percent disapproval. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican, had the lowest approval at 21 percent, but fewer voters disapproved of him at 46 percent.
Unfortunately internal votes are not democratic. Jeffries has a lot of power in the caucus. The votes are secret so they can not be subject to backlash or bullying. That also means we can’t hold them accountable for how they vote.